In Mo they're considered an invasive nuisance, they can steal a pasture or field in a few years.

That buck probably won't have any moths! lol To bad it doesn't work for ticks.

Bryce

There are different types of cedar ....and as far east as you all are, I don't know what type grows there. Can't tell from that pic, either.

The cedars that are here are the native red cedar trees, tall huge ones that are only seen in the northwest areas of MT, ID,the islands off WA coast, and a bit up into BC . They love water and grow almost as large and as impressive as the coastal redwoods. So do Hemlocks here, and tamarack.

Maybe this is true for all cedars, but yes, bugs don't like them at all , and the wood is amazing in beauty to build with , though considered a soft wood. Maybe that is why there are so few ticks in the area. I rarely see them.

Many deer taken here have that sweet cedar smell to them, from polishing antlers on the bark.

we have white cedar here deer love the brush in winter but generally leave them alone

True, there many cedars that aren't true cedars, same for cypress, fir and pines. Lots of confusion with local names of conifers. Not just conifers, what most of us easterners call poplar (yellow or tulip poplar) is actually a tulip tree (not to be confused with the south american tulip tree of a completely different species) and not a true poplar (cottonwood family).

What most of us easterners call an eastern red cedar is actually a juniper or Juniperus virginiana. Often growing next to white cedar aka arborvitae which isn't a cedar either but a cypress.